Geoffrey S. Corn

In March and July, Professor Corn visited Israel twice with retired military officials from the US and NATO countries. In March, JINSA Hybrid War Task Force team met with Israeli political and military leaders and produced a report on the Israeli campaign in Gaza. During the second visit, members of a High-Level Military Group engaged with Israeli officials and submitted an Amicus Curiae brief to the International Criminal Court. Corn provided legal expertise for these projects; this podcast captures his views. Read more here.

Bill Keffer

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has awarded Texas Tech University over $6.2 million to lead carbon management in the Permian Basin as part of a $44.5 million federal funding initiative.

Professor Bill Keffer is a member of the Texas Tech University team. He will contribute research and provide policy advice on the legal and regulatory issues related to carbon storage and sequestration. Since this is an uncharted area of the law, Keffer's contributions will be based on existing relevant laws and anticipated future legal developments in this field. Read more here.

Jorge A. Ramírez

Professor Jorge Ramírez served as Program Co-Chair and Moderator of a panel on Smart Contracts and the CISG (U.N. Convention on the International Sale of Goods) at the American Bar Association’s International Law Section Conference in Washington, D.C. on Friday, May 10, 2024.  Ramírez serves as a member of the Steering Group for the Contracts Committee of the International Law Section, and, as such, took the lead in coordinating and participating in the panel presentation along with three national and international smart contracts experts from both coasts.  The title of the panel presentation was “Smart Contracts and the CISG: Perks and Pitfalls in the World of International Trade and Finance,” and it provided lawyers with insight and expertise in the use and benefits of smart contracts under the CISG.

Amy Hardberger

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Texas Tech University a five-year, $26 million grant to establish the Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production (CASFER). The goal of the project is to protect surface water quality by creating a nitrogen circular economy. Prof. Hardberger is a co-principal investigator listed on the grant. You can learn more about CASFER in the newest episode of Fearless, which goes inside the research to discover more about CASFER through the eyes of a farmer who will feel its impact. Read more here.